Chapter 1 quizzes

Quiz 1 Chapter 1 Quiz 2 1. After the horror of 9 /11, many people said the CIA and FBI should obviously have foreseen the likelihood of this form of terrorism. This perception most clearly illustrates: the hindsight bias. 2. When Leanne heard about experimental evidence that orange juice consumption triggers hyperactivity in children, she questioned whether the tested children had been randomly assigned to experimental conditions. Leannes reaction best illustrates:critical thinking. 3. Stacey suggests that because children are more impulsive than adults, they will have more difficulty controlling their anger. Stacey's prediction regarding anger management exemplifies: an hypothesis. 4. Which research technique is most directly useful for avoiding the thinking error known as the false consensus effect? Random sampling 5. Professor Carter observes and records the behavior of grocery shoppers as they select items to purchase. Which type of research is Professor Carter employing? Naturalistic observation 6. A negative correlation between people's physical health and their marital happiness would indicate that: higher levels of marital happiness are associated with lower levels of physical health....
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